The umbrellas, the horses, the carriage and the girls
August 18, 2009
Nikon 24-70 mm vs. 18-200 mm vs. 50 mm – Nikon D300
August 17, 2009
General impressions about the lens and for what cameras I think it’s suited, please check the dedicated post: http://blog.adrianmoisei.com/lang/ro/2009/08/nikon-24-70mm-f28/. Now few details about the test:
- all the lens have been mounted on the same camera (D300), on the same tripod (exactly the same position);
- all the images in the test were captured in a 10 minutes time interval, on a stable weather;
- all the lens had filter mounted: Hoya Protector HD 77mm on 24-70mm, Hoya UV 72mm on Nikon 18-200mm and Kenko UV MC 52mm on Nikon 50mm;
- because of the lens size and the relativity of the test, even if the focal length was strictly set, the 50mm lens images are a bit closer (as you can see in the images), giving the 50mm a slight advantage, but not enough to win the test
Test conclusion:
The winner is definitely Nikon 24-70 f/2.8, the 50mm f/1.8 beating it (arguably) only on f/8 and only in the center of the image (maybe because the slightly closer image). On the corners 24-70 is like from another world.
